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Project Worker

Employer
Railway Children
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salary
27,000
Closing date
22 Mar 2021

Do you have the experience and passion to join us in directly supporting vulnerable children found using the transport network in Yorkshire & Humberside?

For 24 years, Railway Children has been fighting for vulnerable children living alone and at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and exploitation. They run away or are forced to leave homes where they suffer poverty, violence, abuse, and neglect. They find themselves living on the streets because they’ve nowhere else to go and nobody to turn to. Every day we fight to change their story.

Railway Children is now the largest charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children using transport networks. We have at new role that will work in our project based in and around Leeds Station. Working in partnership with the British Transport Police you will be offering support and advice to young people who are deemed to be vulnerable or at risk using the train network.

1 Project Worker - £27,000 pa (Full-time 37.5)

1x role based near Leeds Station with some working from home requirement along with travel across Yorkshire & The Humber and some UK travel.

As part of a dynamic team delivering the Safeguarding on Transport (ST) project, in partnership with British Transport Police (BTP), you will provide direct support to young people who have been identified by BTP officers and Industry partners who are at risk and vulnerable on the transport network. You will work directly with young people and their families to reduce risks. The role will require working closely with British Transport Police, stations staff and employees as well as local services in the area.

This role will require flexible working and involve working some unsocial hours including evenings/weekends.

You will be an experienced project worker with a relevant social care/youth work qualification. You will need to have in-depth knowledge of the issues surrounding vulnerable young people and children, those who go missing, an understanding of Child Protection and Safeguarding processes, exploitation, and county lines. Along with the tact and diplomacy to handle sensitive and confidential issues. 

For this role you will need to combine your experience with values that match ours. Bravery, innovation, honesty, and integrity will be at the heart of everything you do.

At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including criminal records check.

For full details of this role including how to apply, please refer to our website at https://www.railwaychildren.org.uk/who-we-are/jobs/

Closing date: 5pm on Monday 22nd March 2021

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